Boy or Girl?

 

We had our 45 minute ultrasound today and everything looks great! She was really active and moving around a lot. We got to take home a CD of the ultrasound, which I thought was pretty neat! The next appointment won't be for 4 more weeks. We are both so happy that everything seems to be going well.

18 weeks

 

How far along? 18 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 3 pounds
Maternity clothes? I did buy some shirts/pants, but don’t need to wear them yet.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Best moment this week: I think I have started to feel some flutters.
Miss Anything? Hiking to the top of the mountains and mountain biking.
Movement: Starting to feel little flutters off and on.
Food cravings: Not really. I still eat a lot of Mexican food.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Have you started to show yet: Just a little bump that continues to get bigger throughout the day.
Gender: We find out February 23rd!
Labor Signs: Nope.
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Thursday we get to have a 45 minute ultrasound to look at all the organs and features! We get to keep a video and hopefully find out the gender!

16 weeks

How far along? 16 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 0 pounds
Maternity clothes? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Best moment this week: Getting to hear the heartbeat almost daily with my home heart Doppler!
Miss Anything? Hiking to the top of the mountains.
Movement: Nope.
Food cravings: Not really. I have been eating a lot of Mexican food though.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Have you started to show yet: Just a little bump that’s gets bigger throughout the day.
Gender: We find out February 23rd!
Labor Signs: Nope.
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Our next ultrasound. It’s a 45 minute ultrasound so we get to see all of Baby B’s features and find out the gender!

13 Weeks

At 13 weeks we had an NT test using the ultrasound. This is where they measure the fluid at the back of the babies neck. Depending on the amount of space, they can make an assumption about genetic defects and downs syndrome. Once again we got some more 3D images of Baby B! It's so amazing seeing what exactly is inside your belly! It's really hard to believe! The test came back within normal average, therefore we are not considered at a high risk for genetic defects or down's syndrome.

I will go back at around 18 weeks for another ultrasound where they check for the markers for down's. They will look at all the organs and the body parts during a 45 minute ultrasound. We should also get to know the gender of Baby B!

11 weeks

We had an ultrasound at 11 weeks because I had told them I didn't think I could wait 4 weeks before my next one, so they let me schedule one again after two weeks. She switched over the ultrasound for one 3D shot and we got to see a pretty good image of Baby B and their features! This was so exciting because we both felt it actually looked like a baby and not an alien anymore!!

At around 7 through 10 weeks I was pretty sick with nausea. I was not able to eat anything and nothing sounded good. Think goodness I was not the type that was throwing up all the time! I lost about 7 pounds over Christmas break while I was home from school, but I figured it would soon be put right back on! When 11 weeks hit, I started to feel better and I was getting my appitite back. I still had no major cravings, but I did notice that I thought back to wanting a lot of my childhood foods.

Never want to get my hopes up....

After confirming the pregnancy, I began getting ultrasounds every two weeks to not only help console me, but to also monitor the pregnancy. At 5 weeks, I got to see the gestational sac with a small yolk sac inside it. This was good news, because the last two pregnancies were empty sacs. I left that ultrasound with my hopes one step higher. At the next ultrasound at 6 weeks 2 days, I got to see an embyro and a HEARTBEAT!!!!! I had never seen or heard a heartbeat, so this was a BIG step and made me so happy! I had another ultrasound a few weeks later and the heart was still beating away! Each time I had an ultrasound and got to see the heartbeat I always felt a little better. I was just waiting for 12 weeks to come along, because then I felt I will have surpassed a big milestone. The chance of miscarriage drops significantly after 12 weeks. We had an ultrasound at 11 weeks, 3 days and the ultrasound tech switched it over to 3D and we got to see Baby B up close and personal. It actually looked like a baby with features. At 13 weeks, 3 days we had testing down to see if any genetic issues or the chance or down syndrome was at high risk. The testing all came back within average, so that was another big relief for us. My next ultrasound appointment won't be until I am 18 weeks along, but the exciting part is we should find out the gender!